(Community Matters) the Republican US Senator from Ohio has decided to support gay marriage after much contemplation since his son came out.
There’s a lot of controversy about this – surprisingly, on my FB page, the detractors are straight men who disparage his not coming around until it personally affected him and his family.
I don’t want to ever look a convert in the mouth. I applaud his support for equality. And, as I told my friends: he’ll start hearing prejudice & inequality differently, and makes a better prospective supporter on other progressive principals than most currently in opposition.
I remember my father calling me a few weeks after I came out to him. He asked me if I realized how many gay jokes people tell everyday and what he should do/say. I told him do nothing – don’t laugh, don’t admonish. Of course, that was twenty years ago. Today, one should express their displeasure. It’s unacceptable.
Community Matters 